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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Resmed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista, AU;
Philip Rodney Kwok, Sydney, AU;
Ron Richard, Escondido, CA (US);
Rohan Mullins, Sydney, AU;
Chee Keong Phuah, Sydney, AU;
Karthikeyan Selvarajan, Sydney, AU;
Adrian Barnes, Sydney, AU;
Thomas Evan Miller, Pittsford, NY (US);
David Richard Vorreiter, Sydney, AU;
ResMed Pty Ltd., Bella Vista, AU;
Abstract
A method of acclimatizing a patient to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, including operating a device for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB). The device provides continuous positive airway pressure to the patient during sleep via a mask configured to provide a seal with respect to airways of the patient. The method comprises applying full therapeutic pressure during a first session, monitoring a mask pressure during application of the full therapeutic pressure, calculating a difference between the full therapeutic pressure and the mask pressure, comparing the difference to a threshold representing an acceptable level of leak, generating a first signal in response to said comparing, and in response to said first signal indicating a fault in the seal, decreasing an applied pressure to below the full therapeutic pressure during the first session in order to improve the seal of the mask against the patient's face.